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Starwatch Academy

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Starwatch Academy is an interactive adventure set in the distant future. You can start the game as either male or female. While you may choose to perform a complete transformation towards the opposite gender, with the right choices you can also stay anywhere on the spectrum and live your life as a transgender, androgynous or feminized student.

The game is set to feature a diverse range of kinks. Some of the more extreme kinks are optional and can be skipped. No important content will be lost by doing so. Most kinks are accessed through scene specific choices, so if you don’t like something, you can choose to not see it on the fly.

My current goal is to gather initial feedback on the story, premises of the game, the overall look and feel and possible technical issues that may already be experienced.

I hope you will have fun playing this game as much as I have fun working on it.

Feel free to give us your feedback on our discord server: https://discord.gg/Shk7ZuGTCG

Due to performance issues with our original host, online play is now available on our itch.io page.

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First contact with extraterrestrial life changed humankind in many ways. Most notably, the founding of Starwatch Academy, an elite school meant to nurture and produce talented spacefarers to spearhead the expansion of humanity into the stars.

On your 18th birthday, your father enrolls you into the Academy, placing heavy expectations on your shoulders. But even such an prestigious institution such as Starwatch has its secrets. Will the influence of new surroundings and people cause you to change who you are, physically and mentally? Or will you charter your own course through the intrigue filled Academy, as you make a name for yourself?

You

A promising recruit from a noble family.

Your father

Your father is a highly decorated military officer, currently leading the war against the rebellion.

Curie

Curie is a member of the Starwatch Academy's student council.

Diane

Diane is a student at the Academy with a fierce passion for sports.

Eva

Eva is the custom built AI that helps oversee Starwatch Academy.

Thomas

Thomas is a student at Starwatch Academy who leads the commoners.

Jaime

Jaime is a student at Starwatch Academy who helps Thomas lead the commoners.

Letho

Letho is an introverted student at Starwatch Academy.

Edward

Edward is a student at Starwatch Academy who seems to be the voice of the first year nobles.

Valerie

Valerie is a student at Starwatch Academy who acts as a counter-balance to Edward's impulsive nature.

Ann

Lieutenant Ann is an aide of your fathers, and a seemingly warm and bubbly person.

Maki

Maki is a student at Starwatch Academy that spends much of her free time working at the Among the Stars cafe.

Julianna

Julianna is a student at Starwatch Academy that arrived late to the course, admitted as an exception. She seems to be struggling to make connections.

Zara

Zara is the xenobiology instructor at Starwatch Academy and a member of the Caelorian Unity.

Official walkthough is available to Patreon supporters: https://www.patreon.com/jadeddreams?filters[tag]=walkthrough

 

Version 0.3.8
- Content: Quest "Campaign: Act 1" has been updated with new stages. They will automatically start after you have spent at least 30 days and 35 days at the academy and have made sufficient progress on the quest.
- Content: Added two live fire exercice for each course. Requires to have made sufficient progress on Campaign Act 1.
- Content: Added Natalie and Erika von Schwarz. These characters can be met early in this patch by the cruiser and battlegroup players.
- Content: You can now work as a maid at the Among the Stars cafe. Visit the cafe anytime after you have spent at least 30 days at the academy.
- Content: Added 12 customers to meet and interact with at the cafe.
- Content: Added 4 sex scenes and 2 lewd events at the cafe.
- Content: Added a new minigame at the cafe.
- Content: Added a new toy trial with Eris at Eclipse Gallery.
- Gameplay: It is now possible to enter into a relationship with Diane after orientation week. Spend enough time with her at the cafe and nightclub to unlock this option.
- Gameplay: It is now possible to mend your relationship with Diane if you pissed her off during orientation week. Spend enough time at the nightclub to unlock this option.
- Gameplay: You can now start mending your relationship with Thomas if he is your rival. Spend some time at the nightclub to unlock this option.
- Gameplay: You can now start mending your relationship with Edward if he is your rival. Spend some time at the nightclub to unlock this option.
- Improvement: Reworked the audio system to load most audio files on demand. This change should improve loading times on mobile devices and poor internet connections when playing online. We will continue to improve this system in future updates.
- Improvement: Eva is now visible in the beach house, bikini included. Intro scenes to the simulation have been updated as well.
- Improvement: Expressions have been added to Day 6.
- Improvement: A chunk of Thomas' and Edward's scenes have been adjusted to make use of their newfound civilian outfit.
- Improvement: Some codex profiles have been moved to different categories in preparation for future updates.
- Bugfix: Fixed a case where music would overlap after loading a save.
 
Version 0.3.7
- Content: Added a new character, Hana. You may find her at the clinic after you have made sufficient progress on the "Campaign: Act 1" quest.
- Content: Added two sex scenes with Hana.
- Content: Added a new character, Irene Seldry. You may find her at the archives after you have made sufficient progress on the "Campaign: Act 1" quest and first encountered her at the cafeteria by listening to gossip.
- Content: Added two sex scenes with Irene.
- Content: Added a new character, Felix Cross.
- Content: Added a new minigame to Ascendent Towers. You can get access to it by working at Ascendent Towers and accepting Felix's offer.
- Content: Added a permanent transformation event at GeneForge's lab. You must have accepted Dr. Daniella's offer and have spent at least 20 days at the academy to start the event.
- Content: Added new quest "Questionable Ethics". It will automatically start with the permanent transformation event at GeneForge's lab.
- Content: Added a new system to showcase transformations from the player's point of view. Existing temporary mods have been updated to make use of it.
- Content: Added a new scene with Zara. Visit her again in her apartment after engaging in mod experiments.
- Content: Added a new unique encounter with Diane at the cafe.
- Content: Added a new sex scene with Diane at the cafe. Requires to be in an early relationship with her.
- Improvement: Orientation Day 4 and Day 5 now feature character expressions where possible.
- Improvement: The sidebar will now show the day number.
- Improvement: You can now fast travel from the nightclub and eclipse gallery.
- Bugfix: Fixed Curie's arcade scene playing the female scene if the player was under the effects of the Amazonia mod. Thanks to Bingoogus for reporting this.
- Bugfix: Fixed a case where minigames may generate fractions of credits.
- Bugfix: Fixed the lab minigame not counting how many times you've won it.
- Bugfix: The main menu's background music will now properly end when loading a save.
 
Version 0.3.6
- Content: Added a new fighter, cruiser and battlegroup class. Requires to have made sufficient progress on the "Campaign: Act 1" quest.
- Content: Added a christmas event. It will naturally trigger in december and may be forcefully started or repeated in the "Special Events" section of your apartment's intercom.
- Content: Added 4 encounters for a total of 12 scenes to the christmas event.
- Content: Added the twins, Helena and Rae, to Castelli.
- Content: Added a new "Private Room" option to Castelli.
- Content: Added 3 new encounters for a total of 9 scenes to Castelli's private room.
- Improvement: Castelli has received new artwork.
- Improvement: Many locations now allow fast travel.
- Improvement: Added a time skip button next to the fast travel button in the sidebar. It will work from any location that allows fast travel. Experimental feature.
- Improvement: Added character expressions to orientation day 2 and day 3.
- Bugfix: Zara will no longer appear in class when she is not meant to be there.
- Bugfix: Fixed a malformed tag in a beach house scene. Thanks to vrdf for reporting this.
- Bugfix: Fixed some cases where music would not stop playing.
 
Version 0.3.5
- Content: Added three new sex scenes with Zara.
- Content: Quest "Diplomatic Relations" has a new stage. It will automatically begin after you have made enough progress on the "Campaign: Act 1" and "Diplomatic Relations" quests.
- Content: Added a new curly hair style for male, female and androgynous body types.
- Content: Quest "Heroes" has been added. This quest requires that you chose to side with Thomas during the drill and will automatically start after you have spent at least 20 days at the academy.
- Content: Quest "Alpha Energy" has been added. This quest requires that you chose to side with Edward during the drill and will automatically start after you have spent at least 20 days at the academy.
- Content: Quest "My Loyal Pet" has been added. This quest requires that you are on Curie's submissive narrative arc and you have spent at least 20 days at the academy.
- Content: Quest "Her Loyal Pet" has been added. This quest requires that you are on Curie's dominant narrative arc and you have spent at least 20 days at the academy.
- Content: Added a post-hack encounter with Zara. Check on her after attending class in the morning.
- Content: Added a post-hack encounter with Eva. Check on her in your apartment's living room at any time throughout the day.
- Content: Added a post-hack encounter with Rival Thomas. Check on him at the cafeteria on any saturday morning.
- Content: Added a post-hack encounter with Rival Edward. Visit the commons at any time throughout the day.
- Content: Added a post-hack special TF encounter at the cafeteria. Listen to gossip at the cafeteria at any time throughout the day.
- Content: Added a post-hack special TF encounter at the clinic. Visit the clinic at any time throughout the day.
- Feature: Implemented exotic transformations system.
- Feature: Added two exotic player transformations. Limited to specific events for now.
- Improvement: Ann, Curie, Diane, Eva, Edward, Jaime, Julianna, Letho, Maki, Thomas, Valerie and Zara have received updated codex avatars.
- Improvement: Added character expressions to Orientation Day 1.
- Improvement: Expressions have been added to most of Zara's content.
- Improvement: Expressions have been added to the cafeteria.
- Improvement: Expressions have been added to the clinic.
- Improvement: The button for the "Talk to Zara" interactions in the atrium has been moved from the nav bar to the scene.
- Improvement: The button for the "Approach Zara" interactions after class has been moved from the nav bar to the scene.
- Improvement: The buttons for interacting with characters in the archives' leisure wing have been moved from the nav bar to the scene.
- Improvement: The buttons for interacting with characters at the cafeteria have been moved from the nav bar to the scene.
- Improvement: The buttons for interacting with characters at the clinic have been moved from the nav bar to the scene.
- Improvement: Added tooltips to Curie choices on Day 1 for more clarity on their consequences.
- Bugfix: Fixed a case where the hint to go see Ann aboard the orbital station would still appear after visiting. Thanks to vrdf for reporting this.
- Bugfix: Fixed a typo in a beach house scene.
- Bugfix: Online play no longer fails to load on specific Firefox versions. Thanks to Basil for reporting this.
- Bugfix: Eva's notebook now properly updates after the beach house events.
- Bugfix: Zara's notebook now properly updates based on progress of the "Diplomatic Relations" quest.
 
Version 0.3.4
- Content: Quest "Campaign: Act 1" has been added. It automatically starts after you complete "Campaign: Reality Check".
- Content: Added a new encounter with the main character's father. It will trigger after you have spent at least 15 days at the academy and made sufficient progress on the Act 1 campaign quest.
- Content: Stella has been added to the game. This character is exclusive to the fighters major. You may challenge her at the arcade if you have not yet earned her keycard.
- Content: Stella's apartment is now available from the dormitories, provided you have her keycard.
- Content: Added new sex scenes with Stella.
- Content: Eva's Simulation has been updated with new content. You need at least 25 affinity points with Eva.
- Content: Quest "Pandora's Box" has two new stages. Visit Eva's Simulation to continue this quest.
- Content: Added new sex scenes with Eva.
- Content: Added a date with Jaime. You can start the date by meeting her at the cafeteria, provided you meet the criterias.
- Content: Added a date with Ann. The date will automatically happen after you have spent at least 15 days at the academy and are not yet in a commited relationship.
- Content: Added a date with Valerie. The date will automatically happen after you have spent at least 20 days at the academy.
- Content: Added a date with Diane. The date will automatically happen after you have spent at least 20 days at the academy, provided you meet the criterias.
- Content: Added a date with Julianna. The date will automatically happen after you have spent at least 20 days at the academy and chose to commit to a relationship during orientation week.
- Content: Added a new sex scene with the nightclub's noble.
- Content: Added a new sex scene with the nightclub's socialite.
- Feature: Eva's attributes are now available on her codex page.
- Feature: Jaime's attributes are now available on her codex page.
- Feature: Curie's attributes are now available on her codex page.
- Feature: Valerie's attributes are now available on her codex page.
- Feature: Diane's attributes are now available on her codex page.
- Feature: Julianna's attributes are now available on her codex page.
- Feature: Implemented relationship attributes.
- Improvement: Ann, Diane, Julianna and Valerie codex avatars have been updated.
- Improvement: Minigame animations are now 3x faster.
- Improvement: Watersort minigame now only requires 4 samples instead of 5. The reward has been adjusted to remain the same.
- Improvement: Encounter hints will no longer appear until they are once again available.
- Bugfix: Eating a burger in Eva's simulation now properly rewards affinity.
- Bugfix: The second activity at the technology club is now functional. Thanks to Crusoe for reporting this.
- Bugfix: Fixed a case where getting serviced by Curie at the arcade while having an androgynous body with a penis would display a vagina.
 
Version 0.3.3b
- Improvement: Minigame animations are now 3x faster.
- Improvement: Watersort minigame now only requires 4 samples instead of 5. The reward has been adjusted to remain the same.
- Improvement: Encounter hints will no longer appear until they are once again available.
- Bugfix: Eating a burger in Eva's simulation now properly rewards affinity.
 
Version 0.3.3a
- Bugfix: The second activity at the technology club is now functional. Thanks to Crusoe for reporting this.
 
Version 0.3.3
- Content: Added club activities (physical, culture, technology). You can participate in club activities every Thursday morning.
- Content: You can now work for Dr. Daniella at GeneForge Labs.
- Content: You can now access the private booth at the Among the Stars cafe, provided you have read Maki's strange folded note.
- Content: Added 2 sex scenes with Maki at the cafe.
- Content: Added Eva's Simulation to the intercom.
- Content: Added new quest "Secret Desires". This quest begins at the Among the Stars cafe.
- Content: Added new quest "Pandora's Box". This quest begins automatically after sleeping.
- Content: Letho can now occasionally be found at the HIVE Nightclub.
- Content: Jaime can now occasionally be found at the HIVE Nightclub.
- Content: Diane can now occasionally be found at the HIVE Nightclub.
- Content: Eris will now offer kinky trials at Eclipse Gallery. This offer is available after your first visit to the store.
- Feature: You can now disable minigames in the settings menu. Tutorials can still trigger minigames if you choose to not skip them.
- Feature: Added a new minigame at GeneForge Labs.
- Bugfix: Fixed Lieutenant Ann's introduction scene repeating aboard the station.
- Bugfix: Fixed an error message in one of the hints.
- Bugfix: The hint system will no longer repeat you need a job after getting one. This was preventing other hints for main quests from appearing.

Version 0.3.2
This release add new story content, new side content, new features and fixes some issues found in the previous release. You'll find there's a whooping 17 new sex scenes in this version. Among these, we are introducing a first set of fetish content you'll be able to experience with Curie, which we hope will make the players who chose her dominant side pretty happy. Rest assured, the submissive side of Curie also has new content.

In addition, a hint system was added to the game. Eva will now offer tips on story progression and character encounters from your apartment's living room. We didn't want to add something that would unnecessarily hold your hand constantly throughout the game, and we're pretty happy with the result that is a fair middleground.
 
- Content: Added 4 new hair colors: ginger, blue, purple, pink.
- Content: Alice (MtF Temporary Mod) is now available for purchase at the clinic.
- Content: Added 4 sex scenes with Ann at the station.
- Content: Added 4 sex scenes with Valerie at the nightclub.
- Content: Curie is now available from the intercom.
- Content: Added 4 sex scenes with Dominant Curie from the intercom.
- Content: Added 4 sex scenes with Submissive Curie from the intercom.
- Content: Quest "Reality Check" has a new stage. It will be activated once you wake up the following day after getting a job.
- Content: Quest "Diplomatic Relations" has a new stage. It will be activated once you wake up the following day after visiting Zara at her apartment.
- Content: Added new quest "The socialite". This quest begins at the HIVE nightclub.
- Content: Added new quest "A noble escort". This quest begins at the HIVE nightclub.
- Content: Valerie can now occasionally be found at the HIVE Nightclub.
- Content: Edward can now occasionally be found at the HIVE Nightclub.
- Content: Thomas can now occasionally be found at the HIVE Nightclub.
- Content: Zara can now occasionally be found at the archives.
- Content: Added new unique interactions with Zara at the atrium.
- Content: Added a unique post-class encounter with Zara.
- Content: Added main training activity to class with two fighter, cruiser and battlegroup simulations.
- Content: Browse the web option is now available from the computer.
- Content: Watch Movie option is now available from the intercom.
- Content: Added a cross collaboration sex scene with the game Fresh Starts. It can be played by watching an adult movie at the archives.
- Change: Many character interactions now generate affinity points up to "Friend" status.
- Feature: A hint system has been added to provide additional guidance. From now on, Eva will provide hints whenever you are in your apartment's living room. Hints can be disabled from the settings menu.
- Bugfix: Amazonia will no longer override the hairstyle if originally female.
- Bugfix: Fixed Diane's gym scene on orientation day 4 giving the player a strap-on while under the effects of Amazonia. Thanks to Alliebutt and An_Able for reporting this.
- Misc: Updated the wording of Amazonia's description and effect.
 
Version 0.3.1
This release introduces new story content, new features and fixes. As mentioned in the changelog of version 0.3.0, this update is very focused on transformation content and most notably adds three mods you can now purchase at the clinic to have a first look at how the mod system works, but also a whole new third body type we named "androgynous" that has the ability to wear most of the male and female clothes!

- Content: Skin (Permanent), Harmony (Temporary) and Amazonia (Temporary) are now available for purchase at the clinic.
- Content: Characters will now react to transformations when the "Curiosity" status effect is active. At the moment they are the same regardless of the original body type, this will be improved in a later patch.
- Content: Added 33 transformation reactions.
- Content: Quest "Diplomatic Relations" has a new stage. You can visit Zara's apartment from the dormitories.
- Content: Intercom is now available from the living room.
- Content: Room Service is now available from the intercom.
- Content: Inviting Maki is now available from the intercom if you are in good standing with her.
- Content: You can now spend some time talking with Eva from the intercom.
- Content: Added an extra "Talk with Eva" scene that will trigger if you had VR sex with her on Day 4.
- Content: Personal Holopod service is now available from the intercom.
- Content: Added two holopod scenes with Eva.
- Content: You can now occasionally find Maki at the archives.
- Content: Added two random scenes with Eva to archives "Tactics Study" activity.
- Content: Added a lore codex entry for the main character's origin story. Unlocked automatically.
- Content: Added a lore codex entry for modifications. Unlocked automatically.
- Content: Added a new codex entry for Novaris Prime. Visit Novaris Prime Hub to unlock it.
- Content: Sex scene with Diane at the gym has been updated.
- Content: Sex scene with dominant Curie at the clinic has been updated.
- Feature: You can now purchase mods at the clinic.
- Feature: Added character reaction system.
- Feature: Added androgynous body.
- Feature: Added four androgynous hairstyles.
- Feature: Implemented status effect system. Active status effects can now be viewed from the player status page.
- Feature: Styling is now available at the Chromascape Lounge beauty salon. Visit to get a fresh haircut!
- Feature: Added fast travel system. A new "running person" button has been added to the sidebar to access it. The button will turn green whenever fast travel is possible from your current location.
- Feature: Quests can now have multiple paths and outcomes.
- Improvement: Merged male and female uniform items. Saves will be updated automatically when loaded.
- Improvement: Nap and Sleep scenes will no longer play in order to reduce clicks.
- Improvement: Uniform check popup message for attending class will now state what is wrong if the uniform isn't compliant. Thanks to vrdf for suggesting this.
- Improvement: Popups will no longer overlap with navigation buttons. Thanks to Vitegra for reporting this.
- Improvement: Reduced the size of save files.
- Improvement: Male and Female uniform items have been merged into one.
- Bugfix: Creating an outfit in a changing room will no longer send you back to your apartment's wardrobe. Thanks to vrdf for reporting this.
- Misc: It is now possible to mix pieces of the standard and Castelli uniforms to attend class.
- Misc: Added a disclaimer on start page regarding compatibility with Safari/Apple devices as we currently have no means to test for these devices.
 
Version 0.3.0
This release introduces new story content, new features and fixes. In the next update we will focus on adding new transformation content and femboy/androgynous code and art for the player.

- Content: Day 6 is now available. Further content is considered as part of freeroam.
- Content: Added 2 new male outfits.
- Content: Added 2 new female outfits.
- Content: Added 2 new outfits at the Castelli store.
- Content: Added 2 quests.
- Content: Added 28 new locations.
- Content: Added 20 character interactions.
- Content: Added 2 Castelli uniform scenes at the cafe.
- New Sex Scene: Diane at Gym.
- New Sex Scene: Dominant Curie at Clinic.
- New Sex Scene: Submissive Curie at the Arcade.
- New Hub: Transport Hub.
- New Hub: Starwatch Academy.
- New Hub: Novaris Prime.
- Feature: Freeroam is now available.
- Feature: Implemented Wardrobe and Outfits.
- Feature: Implemented Quests and Quest Log.
- Feature: Wardrobe is now accessible in your apartment.
- Feature: Jobs (basic version).
- Feature: Shops.
- Improvement: Added a tutorial screen in the introduction sequence. Special thanks to Technisonix for making it necessary to add a tutorial to explain buttons will not actively threaten your existence if you click on them.
- Improvement: Start Menu will no longer generate autosaves.
- Bugfix: Fixed Day 5 cafe evening visit replaying the initial visit even if the player had previously visited. Thanks to The Holy Dragon for reporting this.
- Bugfix: Fixed a case in Day 5 Arcade evening where the game would consider you've never met Diane even if you shared a bag with her on Day 4. Thanks to Kryptark for reporting this.
- Bugfix: Fixed a typo in Day 1 ending scene. Thanks to Dollie for reporting this.
- Misc: Paperdoll sidebar zoom button has been moved to the top toolbar to make room for the quest log button.

Version 0.2.6
This content update adds Day 5 of orientation week and brings us closer to its completion.
 
- Content: Orientation Day 5.
- Content: Two new female hairstyles have been added.
- Content: Two new male hairstyles have been added.
- Improvement: Conditions to get Julianna as the blind date on Day 4 have been simplified.
- Improvement: Replaced more placeholders.
- Improvement: Minor visual adjustments to the male paperdoll.
- Bugfix: Fixed Thomas being referred to with his old name in orientation tour. Thanks to Bingoogus for reporting this.
- Bugfix: Fixed Day 4 archives visit always mentioning it is your first visit. Thanks to miyuki25 for reporting this.
 
Version 0.2.5
This content update adds Day 4 of orientation week. It is also our biggest content update up to now!
 
- Content: Orientation Day 4.
- Feature: Added statistics on player status page.
- Improvement: Updated some placeholders with original artwork.
- Improvement: Color coded Day 3 atrium choice that affect affinity with Julianna.
- Bugfix: Combat music will no longer continue to play if you attend day 3 holodeck simulation without being ahead of class.
- Bugfix: Fixed some crashes specific to some iOS mobile devices. This was fixed with versions 0.2.4a and 0.2.4b.
 
Version 0.2.4b
- Bugfix: Fixed performance issues experienced by some iOS users on Safari.
- Bugfix: Fixed button misalignment reported by some iOS users on Safari. This caused some menus to be inaccessible.
 
Version 0.2.4a
- Bugfix: Fixed a game-breaking issue with dates specific to iOS users on Safari.
 
Version 0.2.4
This release fixes issues found in v0.2.3. Due to a critical bug found in v0.2.3, previous saves are incompatible with this version.

- Content: Day 1 Curie and Diane sex scenes now have exclusive new art.
- Content: Curie's notebook has been updated with Day 3 content.
- Improvement: Converted all images to WEBP format. This will reduce images by an average of 60% to 80%.
- Improvement: Reduced the size of paperdoll images to 75% of their original size to improve performance.
- Improvement: History is now limited to 5 states.
- Bugfix: The game will no longer forget the player's initial appearance after experiencing a temporary transformation.
- Bugfix: The game will no longer forget the player's original gender.
- Bugfix: Fixed some spelling issues.
- Misc: HTML file was renamed to "index.html" to comply with itch.io requirements for online play.
 
Version 0.2.3
This release introduces new story content, new features and further fixes for mobile devices. As there are major changes to how the game operates, previous saves are incompatible with this version.

- New story content: Orientation day 3.
- New TF event on Curie's path. The event will differ based on if you decided to get laid or remain professional on the first day.
- Character "Maki" has been added.
- Character "Julianna" has been added.
- Paperdoll has been implemented.
- Inventory has been redesigned.
- Character Sheet has been redesigned. Work in progress.
- Clothing item icons have been updated to match their new appearance.
- Character profiles have been updated with original artwork.
- A lot of placeholders have been updated with original artwork.
- Almost all remaining visual elements have been ported to new UI.
- Further improvements to dialog windows on mobile devices.
- MC will no longer be misgendered in battlegroups simulation.
 
Version 0.2.2
This release introduces new story content, features and various updates and fixes. It is also a milestone release for us as we are now above 50.000 words in total story content!
 
- Added new story content to conclude the first day of orientation.
- Replaced atrium and bedroom images with original artwork.
- Time of day has been implemented.
- Character "Ann" has been added.
- Improved sidebar, dialog windows and textboxes on mobile devices.
- Some sidebar elements have been ported to new UI.
- Music volumes have been adjusted to be consistent.
 
Version 0.2.1
This release fixes issues found in v0.2.0 and implements the codex in the game. New story content will be released in v0.2.2.
 
- The codex has been implemented and is now accessible from the character menu. We have implemented many additional triggers throughout existing content to create a cohesive notebook. As these triggers are not retroactive, we recommend starting a new game to have a complete notebook.
- Character "Edward" has been added.
- Character "Valerie" has been added.
- Improved performance when using high contrast mode.
- Added "Enable small images" gameplay setting. This will constrain all images to a maximum of 15% of the viewport's height.
- Fixed two conditions in orientation that would prevent players from going back in history.
- Fixed some spelling issues.
- Dialog windows have been ported to new UI. This affects the save, restart and settings menus.
- Minor UI updates.
 
Version 0.2.0
This release begins orientation week and will invalidate previous saves due to the large amount of code changes.
 
- Avatar creation has been revisited to provide initial appearance states.
- Body modifications system has been implemented.
- Inventory system is now usable.
- Clothing system is now implemented.
- Character profile is now implemented. Work in progress.
- Character "Thomas" has been added.
- Character "Letho" has been added.
- Character "Jaime" has been added.
- Fixed some spelling issues.
 
We are looking to change the way we work on updates so they are more regular and not as spaced out as they currently are. Have fun out there and happy holidays!
 
Version 0.1.1
This release fixes some issues found in the initial release and lays the foundation for v0.2. This release will invalidate previous saves.
 
- Fixed female start path displaying male start content.
- Fixed some spelling issues.
- Added high contrast mode. It can be enabled in the settings menu.
- Introduced general code performance improvements.
- Inventory system is now implemented.

Version 0.1
 
The initial release of Starwatch Academy.

- Character creation has been added.
- Avatar system has been implemented.
- Reputation system has been implemented.
- Character "Curie" has been added.
- Character "Diane" has been added.
- Character "Eva" has been added.


Review by Knoloa

Version reviewed: 0.3.‎4b on 11/18/2023


While the changelog section looks extensive, there's actually very little to do in this game. You just keep clicking to pass the time, go back to your bedroom to know where an event with someone is happening, they go click on the same event you've already seen 10 times in hopes that your relationship with this character might change, it probably won't because the game is extremely incomplete.
Despite the nice little mini-game in the Geneforge Labs, all the different jobs are just looking at the same random text for the 20th time to get credits. Credits that are just going to sit idly in your pocket because there's nothing to do with them except for body mods, which barely affect interactions. What little content is there is essentially pointless as going to Support Class, going to the Arcade, or studying at the Archives don't change anything.

The presentation is nice, one massive plus this game has is that it uses art specifically made for it, and said art is actually quite good.  It's also cool to have so many characters to form relationships with. But right now the game desperately needs more content. I'm looking forward to seeing what it will look like one year from now on.


Review by RedGhost

Version reviewed: 0.3.‎2b on 08/27/2023


v0.3.2b:

Writing for the game is strong with world building and character background information being well developed even with this release, along with motivational understanding for your own avatar player character; you'll always know what you're doing and what is going on around you. Interactivity in this game is high because it is a world simulation story (think Battle Quest, Corruption of Champions and T.I.T.S., the benchmark references for this sort of game) with your decisions mattering and having an effect on not just your own avatar progress, but also how other NPCs react and associate with you. Graphics in the game are great quality with portrait images of NPCs, details of your own avatar (including the transformations in the game), scenes in the game that you can be involved in and finally the usual static backgrounds of locations and items. Sound in the game is good with suitable music and appropriate sound effects (what few there are) in the game run for this release. Transformations in the game right now are restricted to the MtF and in-between body alterations for Female avatars, but it works for the reality of the universe and the set rules of the galatic society your avatar operates in. Personally I'd like to see more transformations in the game, especially of your avatar, but I don't know if this is a future planned thing for later releases or not so we'll have to wait and see.

This game is one where you as the player are deciding how successful, rebellious or degenerate you want your avatar to be while also finding their place within the game world. There are many NPCs to interact with, but with this are also the consequences of "decisions matter" and what you do with one NPC can cause problems with how you interact with other NPCs. There is an economy in this world, so there is a little grind where you need to work to earn credits to use on items (where most of the transformations are generated from), but it isn't too restrictive or plot derailing.

Recommended.


Review by LynxF

Version reviewed: 0.3.‎2a on 08/20/2023


This is one of the most promising concepts I've seen on TFG. But after eight months and ten updates promising is still exactly what it is. With all those fairly minor updates there's a real risk that people get tired of it long before it becomes a playable game. I would suggest to the creator that they cut down on the update frequency and go for a few big ones rather than lots of small ones. Even if it takes a year or more, it's ok. This game seems to be worth waiting for.

Review update (almost) three months later: It's still one of the most promising concepts I've seen on TFG and it's still not really a game. It's marked as alpha and that's exactly what it is. It has started to develop amazingly fast though, it's just that the developers have focused on fleshing out the scenerey and NPCs rather than the game aspect. However, the developers have promised they will start doing some serious work on the gameplay soon and I can't wait!

A little bit about the various categories (as of August 2023)

Adult themes: Currently it's all FF, no MF. I have a feeling the focus will remain on FF with only a few token MF scenes, mostly with the PC as the male. If your thing is to be transformed into a woman and have a relationship with a man, this game will probably not be for you. But we'll see what future updates will bring. Sub/Dom content is there but very toned down, at least for now.

TF themes: Transformations are all instant, temporary and voluntary. The description here lists slow tf and the introduction hints at forced tf but neither exists in the game yet. Maybe later.

Multimedia:

  • Artwork is simple but very well and professionally done.
  • Background music is discreet. I like it but taste differs here of course.
  • Sound effects. Well, there is at least one so the listing isn't technically wrong. Nothing that makes any difference for good or bad though.

Review by LurkingOwl

Version reviewed: 0.2.4a on 03/16/2023


So, ill start with the bad to get it out of the way.

 

This is a first release and there just isnt a whole lot of story yet. Basically nothing more than an intro that hints at the direction this game will take.

 

That being said this is definitely one of the cleaner and more polished UI's ive seen on this site, and thematically feels reminiscent of a certain scifi video game franchise.

interaction is self explanatory, smooth and bug free.

 

The writing, while there is little of it yet, is clean and very . . . organic might be a good way to phrase it. Not choppy broken english, nor the amatuerish product of people who were gifted in computer science but not so passionate about eng/lit in school. Instead it feels almost professional.

 

Unfortunately there is only enough here to occupy a couple of minutes, so i can not yet say its worth playing exactly, But definitely worth keeping an eye on.

 

UPDATE: Even more polish, new paperdoll. Thats it really. Im sure its a LOT of under the hood work, but ultimately this game needs more game. I look forward to the time we start seeing more frequent content updates. This continues to be very promising.


Review by Feylamia

Version reviewed: 0.2.2 on 01/23/2023


Looks promising, but have not seen any TF yet, so no idea why it is in the IGDB already nearly a half year.


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